Category Archives: preaching

How does the church effectively serve the believer?

Posted on June 23, 2025 by RC

For almost a year now I’ve been publishing a weekly blog piece under the Ask RC heading on the nature and calling of the church. I have been persuaded for decades that one of the great weaknesses inside the church … Continue reading →

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Kiss the Son Lest You Perish Along the Way

Posted on June 20, 2025 by RC

There is no such thing as the “More” party. They do not run campaigns seeking to unseat sitting officials of the “Less” party. Both “More” and “Less” need more context and less ambiguity. We need to know what we are … Continue reading →

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The Care and Feeding of Shepherds: A How To Guide

Posted on May 20, 2025 by RC

I have not one, but multiple machines in my house that I love. It’s the kind of machine that makes me give thanks for the days we live in. Little more than a century ago even kings and titans of … Continue reading →

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Come and Go With Me: Finding Grace in the Gutter

Posted on May 15, 2025 by RC

Dwarves, as a rule, are a rather recalcitrant lot. It was their stubborn refusal to follow directions that caused some of them to suffer the indignity of being turned into dufflepuds, in C.S. Lewis’ The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. … Continue reading →

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Issues Dividing the Church: Psychology/New Age

Posted on May 14, 2025 by RC
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He Who Has Ears: Reformation at the Stake

Posted on April 25, 2025 by RC

Lord Acton was absolutely right that power corrupts and that absolute power corrupts absolutely. He may have been more right, however, if he had adapted a bit of biblical wisdom in articulating the dangers of power. What if he had … Continue reading →

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Study Tonight- Sexual Morality and the Church

Posted on April 21, 2025 by RC

We continue exploring issues dividing the church. Tonight we consider sexual morality. All are welcome at 6:15 for dinner, and for the study at 7:00. We live-stream on Facebook Live, RC-Lisa Sproul. We hope you’ll join us.

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The Principle of the Pragmatism of Principle

Posted on April 18, 2025 by RC

It goes against my own principles to argue from the perspective of the pragmatic. Pragmatism, after all, is a worldly thing. God calls us to faithfulness. He tells us what to do, and we are to do it. The results … Continue reading →

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This Week’s Study- Complementarianism vs. Egalitarianism

Posted on April 9, 2025 by RC

Did God design men and women as equally valuable but with complementary roles, of as equally valuable and interchangeable roles? What does the Bible say? And how do we handle disagreements among those who claim submission to God’s Word? Check … Continue reading →

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Study Tonight- Complementarianism and Egalitarianism

Posted on April 7, 2025 by RC

We continue exploring issues dividing the church. Tonight, complementarianism and egalitarianism. All are welcome at 6:15 for dinner, and for the study at 7:00. We live-stream on Facebook Live, RC-Lisa Sproul. We hope you’ll join us.

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